Tolono, Illinois

Tolono
Tolono Historical Society and Veteran's Museum
Location of Tolono in Champaign County, Illinois.
Tolono
Location within Champaign County
Tolono
Tolono (Illinois)
Coordinates: 39°59′10″N 88°15′35″W / 39.98611°N 88.25972°W / 39.98611; -88.25972
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyChampaign
TownshipTolono
Area
 • Total
2.06 sq mi (5.34 km2)
 • Land2.06 sq mi (5.34 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
735 ft (224 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,604
 • Density1,748.4/sq mi (675.07/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61880
Area code217
FIPS code17-75614
GNIS feature ID2399992
Websitehttp://tolonoil.us/

Tolono is a village in Tolono Township, Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,604 at the 2020 census. Its name was fabricated by J.B. Calhoun, land commission of the Illinois Central Railroad, who wrote about it simply: "[I] placed the vowel o three times, thus o-o-o, and filling in with the consonants t-l-n."